CATALOG RECORD
Batman #405
first appearance of Sarah Essen, Carmine Falcone, Stanley Merkel and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Sarah Essen (DC, from Batman) — introduction
- Carmine Falcone (Gotham City mob boss) — introduction
- Stanley Merkel (DC) — introduction
- Branden (Gotham SWAT Leader, DC) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1987
- On sale
- December 11, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #405 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893043003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Publisher’s description
Bruce Wayne decides on a haunting guise perfect for feeding on the cowardliness of the criminals he plans on taking down. But it looks like his campaign against crime may be too effective as Gotham's corrupt officials order the police to take The Dark Knight down!
Reprinted in
Absolute Batman: Year One (2017), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One (1988), The Complete Frank Miller Batman (1989), Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition (2005), Batman: Year One (2007), Batman: Year One - The Deluxe Edition (2017), Batman 405 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)